专八人文知识(2)及答案.doc

Chapter 2 Speech SoundsUnit 11. The study of how speech sounds are produced, transmitted, and perceived is called _.A. phonetics B. phonologyC. syntax D. pragmatics2. The study of the sound patterns and sound systems of language is called _.A. phonetics B. phonologyC. syntax D. morphology3. If two sounds in a language make a contrast between two different words, such as t in tie and d in die, they are said to be different _.A. phones B. allophonesC. phonemes D. consonants4. Which of the following is NOT a stop in English? _A. p B. t C. g D. v5. Which of the following is NOT a fricative in English? _A. f B. z C. p D. v6. Which of the following is NOT a bilabial? _A. b B. p C. f D. m7. The feature that distinguishes “a greenhouse” and “a green house” is _.A. tone B. stress C. intonation D. aspiration8. If the airstream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced, it is a _.A. voiced consonant B. voiceless consonantC. vowel D. plosive9. In English, p and p occur in different phonetic environments, they are the _ of the same phoneme /p/.A. phones B. allophones C. voices D. phonemesAnswers: 1-5: ABCDC 6-9: CBCBUnit 21. Where is the primary stress of the word morphology? _A. mor B. pho C. lo D. gy2. Which of the following is a voiceless bilabial stop? _A. b B. p C. k D. g3. Which of the following is a voiced alveolar fricative? _A. s B. z C. f D. v4. The degree of force used in producing a syllable is called _.A. tone B. stress C. intonation D. sonority5. Generally speaking, the _ indicates that what is said is a matter-of-fact statement.A. fall-rise tone B. rise-fall toneC. falling tone D. rising tone6. The distinction between vowels and consonants lies in _.A. the place of articulationB. the shape of the lipsC. the obstruction of airstreamD. the position of the tongue7. Vibration of the vocal cords results in _.A. aspiration B. voicing C. nasality D. obstruction8. What phonetic feature distinguishes the p in polite and p in sparkle? _A. voicing B. aspiration C. spread D. nasality9. All syllables must have a _.A. coda B. nucleus C. onset D. consonantAnswers:1-5: BBBDC 6-9: CBBBUnit 31. The clear l and dark l are the _ of the phoneme /l/.A. phones B. allophones C. phonemes D. morphemes2. The only one glottal in English is _.A. r B. g C. h D. l3. Supersegmental features include the following EXCEPT _.A. stress B. tone C. intonation D. voicing4. Which of the following is a front vowel? _A. i: B. u: C. : D. u5. Which of the following is a back vowel? _A. i: B. i C. D. u6. The phoneme /b/ is different from /g/ in _.A. manner of articulationB. place of articulationC. the shape of the lipsD. vibration of the vocal cords7. Among the following sounds, _ is a voiceless alveolar fricative.A. z B. s C. f D. v8.When a speech sound changes and becomes more like another sound which follows or proceeds it, it is said to be _.A. nasalized B. assimilated C. aspir